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“The one thing I love about educators is that we all, I think, help one another,” said first lady Jill Biden. Right now, first lady, we need your help. We need federal legislation that guarantees the academic freedom of every American teacher in every American classroom. Here’s why. Academic freedom preserves the rights of teachers to teach and students to learn uncomfortable truths. On the state-level legislative model (Partisanship Out of Civics Act), developed by Stanley Kurtz, one part of the eighth provision states no teacher should inculcate “any individual” to “feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex....

Fish allergies often develop during early childhood but, in contrast to a milk or egg allergy, usually persist well beyond school age. Symptoms can range from mild to severe and may include skin rashes, respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal distress, and anaphylaxis (which requires emergency attention). The allergy is more common in areas where fish is a predominant part of the local diet, such as Scandinavia and parts of Asia. An allergy may not only be triggered by eating fish but by touching fish or consuming foods in which fish byproducts are used....

Lacking modern equipment, Pyongyang tries to buy it covertly–most often from Japan. Tokyo estimates that about 100 Japanese fishing boats have been sold illegally to North Korea over the last 15 years. Many are apparently used as models for North Korean vessels that run drugs or spy on Pyongyang’s enemies. The boat sales don’t pose much of a threat to Japan’s national security. But the combination of lax export-control laws and advanced technology is becoming a serious problem....

It’s a textbook marriage of supply and demand. Newly prosperous countries have newfound money to train their young people. America has a glut of campuses but fewer students than ever who are able to pay full tab. “Malaysia is a very important country for us,” says Daniel Shelley, director of admissions at Rochester Institute of Technology, where 6 percent of the students are foreign. “About 80 percent of its students come to the U....

And now, as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic, a team of scientists are looking at the devices once again, but this time to help them predict COVID-19 infections. Researchers from the Scripps Research Translational Institute published the Digital Engagement and Tracking for Early Control and Treatment (DETECT) study on October 29, which looked at whether activity tracker data could accurately detect COVID-19 in symptomatic people. The study, published in Nature Medicine, was based off nearly 10 weeks of health data (beginning on March 25) from fitness wearables logged in a research app, MyDataHelps....

Even as news of coronavirus cases rising dominated our news feeds and people across America grappled with a new “normal”, there still remained stories of human connection that transcended the everyday. From a couple who chose to be homeless refugees in an unknown country rather than live apart, to the heartbreaking story of 90-year-old who hid is true identity for almost a century, this year has shown that our ability to love, even in the most extraordinary of circumstances, remains unchanged....

Bosa, a star senior defensive lineman for defending Florida Class 7A champion St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, sustained the injury in his team’s game Friday. MORE: SN Top 50 Player Rankings | Breaking down the undefeated teams Bosa’s mother confirmed to Eleven Warriors that he suffered a slightly torn ACL. Bosa (6-4, 265 pounds) was rated the No. 6 player in the country in July by 247Sports, which rates him as the No....

No, ESPN can’t buy a red sports car for Monday night. But it can and should think outside the box before its current 10-year, $15.2 billion Monday night deal expires after the 2021 season. MORE: Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann talk “MNF” past, present, future Some of these ideas are quick fixes. Others are blue-skying. But remember something: ABC’s original “Monday Night Football” was viewed as an experiment that would likely flop back in 1970....

The family approach fist came to prominence in the 1970s, a time of huge upheavals in the nuclear family. What made it seem such a radical departure from conventional theraphy was that the system itself was the patient. Classically, parents come in with a troubled child as the “identified patient”. But the child’s symptoms usually reflect some hidden problem between the parents that reverberates through all the family relationships. So instead of focusing on any one individual, therapist concentrate on what happens between individuals....

Piccolo was responding to a Reuters photo gallery on COVID-19 that was meant to highlight the trials of fighting the pandemic in hospitals and funeral homes across the U.S. Commenting on the tweet, Piccolo wrote: “I’m wondering since 99% [of] Covid patients survive shouldn’t you have 99 photos of survivors for every one fatality? Otherwise you’re just trying to create a narrative that is not reality.” Screenshots captured by Miami Herald reporter Ben Conarck and WLRN reporter Danny Rivero, showed that Piccolo was responding in the middle of the night to a twitter thread by Corinne Perkins, the North America editor for Reuters Pictures....

“Good,” say many young Arabs, and not just the firebrands. For them the question is not if their stagnant, stifling regimes can survive a war in Iraq, but whether they should. “America invades and everything falls apart? So what?” says a successful entrepreneur in Jordan, which is Iraq’s most vulnerable neighbor. “Maybe things would be worse, but at least they’d be different.” This is not to say that President George W....

At least 58 people were killed in Germany, with another nine confirmed deaths in Belgium, according to state-owned German media outlet Deutsche Welle. Another 1,300 people were unaccounted for in Germany’s Ahrweiler region, which the outlet said might be explained by communication difficulties due to mobile networks being down in the area. Heavy rain across the region has also caused serious flooding in the Netherlands and Luxembourg. At least six houses in Germany reportedly collapsed amid the downpour, while another 25 buildings were being monitored due to an immediate risk of collapsing....

You know you’re in the ’60s when you hear these voices: there’s wit but no irony; there’s hopelessness but not jadedness. People talk about dying, going to jail, fighting injustice, smoking pot. (And–back to the pictures–a lot of people get naked.) There are free spirits in the book–a guy splashing in the Baja surf, the subversive grin of Abbie Hoffman–but mostly there’s a deep sense of sadness. The ’60s were really the decade of disillusionment....

title: “Flip Flop” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-14” author: “Jackie Haug” But NEWSWEEK has learned that the exchange now appears to be backtracking. Richard Adamonis, a spokesman for the NYSE, says “there are no plans” to remove the plaque–at least for now. Adamonis says there have been “discussions” about the subject among officials at the exchange, but that John Thain, the NYSE’s chief executive has not approved the plan. Adamonis won’t say which way Thain is leaning....

No. 1 Florida State, the defending national champions, beat Boston College 20-17 on Saturday. That continued the nation’s longest-win streak at 27 games. Roberto Aguayo nailed a 26-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining for the win. The Seminoles improved to 11-0. HAYES: Win-or-walk November | BENDER: ‘Game control’ doesn’t apply to these Buckeyes Florida State led 17-10 at half after a 30-yard touchdown pass from Jameis Winston to Nick O’Leary....

Melissa Ashton, a former director of FSU’s victim advocate program, told lawyers about the rape claims in June as part of an ongoing civil lawsuit filed by former student Erica Kinsman against the university. Kinsman says the university acted negligibly in response to her allegations that former star quarterback Jameis Winston raped her in 2012. MORE: Classic photos of Jameis Winston | Winston’s accuser featured in documentary A transcript of the deposition was obtained by The Associated Press through a public information request....

Mayweather has reportedly bought more than 100 cars from the same dealership over the last 18 years, according to USA Today. MORE: Mayweather better than Ali? | See the $1 million title belt | Classic Mayweather photos Towbin Motorcars in Las Vegas said it has been Mayweather’s go-to dealership over his career, selling him countless luxury vehicles including 16 Rolls-Royces and three Bugatti sports cars. “He’ll buy a car before a fight....

Following his unanimous victory over Manny Pacquiao on May 2 — the fight the world waited over five years for — Mayweather wants to revisit the conversation about whether he’s the greatest boxer of all time. To do it, he’s selling a new shirt on his web site that states his opinion loud and clear. MORE: Who’s next for Mayweather? | Mayweather calls Pacquiao a “sore loser” | Mayweather shows $100 million check...